beside the point - irelevantní, vedlejší, mimo téma
BrE
/bɪ'saɪd ðə 'pɔɪnt/
AmE
/bɪ'saɪd ðə 'pɔɪnt/

phrase - not important or relevant to the subject that you are discussing

 
assertiveness - asertivita
BrE
/ə'sɜ:tɪvnəs/
AmE
/ə'sɜ:rt̬ɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of not being frightened to say what you want

 
draw - zatáhnout (např. závěsy), roztáhnout (např. závěsy)
BrE
/'drɔ:/
AmE
/'drɔ:/

verb - to open or close something by pulling it together, apart etc.

pliers
pliers - kleště (kombinované)
BrE
/'plaɪəz/
AmE
/'plaɪərz/

noun - a tool used to hold something firmly or for cutting wires

 
out of the question - vyloučený, nemožný, nepřicházející v úvahu
BrE
/aʊt ɒv ðə 'kwestʃən/
AmE
/aʊt ɑ:v ðə 'kwestʃən/

phrase - to emphasize that something is completely impossible and not worth discussing

 
outside - venkovní, okolní
BrE
/aʊt'saɪd/
AmE
/aʊt'saɪd/

adjective - referring to things that happen in places other than your community

 
activated charcoal - živočišné uhlí
BrE
/ˌæktəveɪtɪd 'tʃɑ:kəʊl/
AmE
/ˌæktəveɪt̬ɪd 'tʃɑ:rkoʊl/

noun - a form of carbon that you take to treat stomach problems

activated carbon
activated carbon - živočišné uhlí
BrE
/ˌæktəveɪtɪd 'kɑ:bən/
AmE
/ˌæktəveɪt̬ɪd 'kɑ:rbən/

noun - a form of carbon that you take to treat stomach problems

 
crash - spadnout (o počítačovém programu), zhroutit se (program či počítač)
BrE
/'kræʃ/
AmE
/'kræʃ/

verb - (of a computer or a computer program) to stop working correctly

 
breather - přestávka, krátká pauza, oddech
BrE
/'bri:ðə/
AmE
/'bri:ðər/

noun, informal - a short pause that allows you to relax for a minute

 
take away - koupit si jídlo s sebou, s sebou (jídlo), přes ulici (jídlo)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə'weɪ/

verb, British English - to buy food in a restaurant and eat it at home

 
slippery slope - šikmá plocha, riskantní situace
BrE
/ˌslɪpəri 'sləʊp/
AmE
/ˌslɪpəri 'sloʊp/

noun - an action that has begun and can lead to serious problems

 
vine-ripened - zrající na větvičce (keře)
BrE
/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/
AmE
/'vaɪnˌraɪpənd/

adjective - being allowed to ripen on the vine before it is picked

 
trick - legrácka
BrE
/'trɪk/
AmE
/'trɪk/

noun - something you do to deceive or confuse someone, especially for fun

 
whoosh - zasvištět, zafičet
BrE
/'wʊʃ/
AmE
/'wʊʃ/

verb - to fly quickly with the kind of sound that wind makes